{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-11-213","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-11-213","heading":"Habitual traffic offender operating motor vehicle guilty of misdemeanor.","body":"A person who is declared to be a habitual traffic offender under this part who operates a motor vehicle in this state during the period of revocation of the person's driver's license or driving privileges is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a period of not less than 14 days or more than 1 year or fined not more than $1,000, or both, and the department, upon receiving a record of the conviction of a person under this section, shall extend the period of revocation for an additional 1 year. However, in cases in which the prohibited operation of a motor vehicle by a habitual traffic offender is necessitated in a situation of extreme emergency in order to save life, limb, or property, the person may not be considered guilty of a violation under this part.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 11. RECORDS AND REPORTS OF CONVICTIONS","Part 2. Habitual Traffic Offenders"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0110/part_0020/section_0130/0610-0110-0020-0130.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:02Z","sha256":"02585d16b597d86c80c70ec150111345bf97ef26da81706c05150b0d64893715","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-11-212","next":"us-mt/61-11-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}